1959 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1959 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1959 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Neil Trezise captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Gazzard, S. Harrison, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, R. Smith, J. Thomas, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Geelong (11.10.76) were defeated by Melbourne (19.15.129).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Bartle (3), J. Yeates (2), J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, D. Long, J. O'Neill, N. Trezise, F. Wooller
Melbourne: H. Mann (5), A. Rowarth (4), R. Barassi (2), G. Tunbridge (2), F. Adams, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, I. McLean, I. Ridley
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,736
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Neil Trezise
(Geelong),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||